About the Borwick Conservation Area
The Borwick Conservation Area covers about 12 hectares and was designated by Lancaster City Council in 1973. Inside the boundary are 18 listed buildings (3 Grade I, 15 Grade II). The most significant is Borwick Hall, Grade I.
What changes inside the conservation area
Conservation areas are “Article 2(3) land”. You keep most permitted development rights, but these are removed or tightened.
ProjectElsewhereIn Borwick CA
- Rear extensionElsewhere: 3 m · 6 m with PANo 6 m / 8 m prior approval
- Two-storey extensionElsewhere: 3 mNeeds planning permission
- Side extensionElsewhere: Half the widthNeeds planning permission
- Loft conversionElsewhere: 50 m³Needs planning permission
- Garden roomElsewhere: 2.5 m high by boundariesNot beside the house
- PorchElsewhere: 3 m²Same limits
- Solar panelsElsewhere: 0.2 m projectionSame limits
- Air source heat pumpElsewhere: 1 unitNot facing the road
- Fences, walls and gatesElsewhere: 2 m · 1 m by a roadSame limits
- External claddingElsewhere: Matching materialsNeeds planning permission
- Tree workElsewhere: No notice6 weeks’ notice to the council
- Demolition (over 115 m³)Elsewhere: AllowedNeeds planning permission
Limits for a semi-detached house under the GPDO 2015. An Article 4 direction can remove more.
Listed buildings in the conservation area
Any work affecting these needs listed building consent, inside or out. Each links to its entry on the National Heritage List.
- Borwick HallGrade I
- Borwick Hall GatehouseGrade I
- Borwick Hall StablesGrade I
- Balustrade to Terrace at South-West Front of Borwick HallGrade II
- Barn Adjoining to South-West of the Stables at Borwick Hall, And Nos 1 and 2 Borwick Hall CottagesGrade II
- Beck House FarmhouseGrade II
- Borwick LodgeGrade II
- Garden Wall Running South-West From Southern End of House and Turning North-West to GatehouseGrade II
- Garden Walls and Entrance Gate to North-East and North-West of Borwick HallGrade II
- K6 Telephone KioskGrade II
- Lancaster Canal Borwick Hall Bridge (number 135)Grade II
- Lancaster Canal Sanders Bridge (number 136)Grade II
- Lancaster Canal Taylor's Bridge (number 137)Grade II
- Mansergh HouseGrade II
- Pear Tree CottageGrade II
- Sanders FarmhouseGrade II
- The Cottage, 25 Metres North of Sanders FarmhouseGrade II
- The Green, The Eastern House of A Pair 15 Metres West of Borwick LodgeGrade II
The council’s appraisal
WEBBorwick Conservation Area AppraisalLancaster City Council’s description of the area’s character — what planners look at when you apply.Open on council site ↗Nearby conservation areas
Boundary and listed buildings from Lancaster City Council and Historic England via planning.data.gov.uk (OGL). Guidance only — not an official council check.